- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 11th, 2016
All Clues Point to the Death of the Angler Exploit Kit
Angler EK spotted online for the last time on June 7
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 6th, 2016
Angler Exploit Kit Finds a Method to Escape Microsoft's EMET Security Toolkit
Method works using Flash and Silverlight exploits
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 1st, 2016
Constant Updates Keep Angler EK More Efficient than Ever
Angler adds new tricks to stay ahead of security researchers
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 24th, 2016
Hackers Wasted Their Time Adding a Silverlight Exploit to the Angler Exploit Kit
Angler Exploit Kit now supports the CVE-2016-0034 bug
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 11th, 2016
Malvertising Makes Its Way into Skype
Skype users were safe, but browser users were being redirected to the Angler Exploit Kit, which deployed TeslaCrypt
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 4th, 2016
Malvertising Hits TMZ Gossip Site
Malicious ads on TMZ.com redirecting users to Angler EK
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 12th, 2016
Exploit Kit Usage Explodes at the Start of 2016
Cyber-security vendors report on an increase in exploit kits
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 12th, 2015
Malware Spread via The Guardian's Article on Cybercrime
How ironic, apparently, cybercrime is truly out of control
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 1st, 2015
Latest Flash Zero-Day Bug Already Part of the Angler and Nuclear Exploit Kits
Hackers didn't wait long before exploiting this most recent vulnerability, are now targeting users with Flash 19.0.0.207
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 7th, 2015
Major Ransomware Campaign Disrupted, Attackers Lose Potential Revenues of $34M
This campaign accounted for 50% of all the ransomware delivered online through the Angler exploit kit
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 28th, 2015
After xHamster, Now YouPorn and PornHub Fall Victims to the Same Malvertising Campaign
As before, users are redirected to the Angler Exploit Kit
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 26th, 2015
xHamster Adult Site Hit by Massive Malvertising Campaign
Users are being redirected to the Angler Exploit Kit
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 16th, 2015
Stealthy Malvertising Campaign Goes Undetected for 3 Weeks
Affects 487.4 million users, one of the largest this year
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 5th, 2015
Yahoo Hit by Malvertising Campaign, Again
Angler Exploit Kit used in Yahoo malvertising campaign
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 29th, 2015
Angler Exploit Kit Used in Malvertising Campaign That Reached 10 Million Users in 10 Days
A possible continuation of a campaign started in June
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 12th, 2015
Angler Exploit Kit Breaks Referer Chain, Prevents Pinpointing Malvertising Source
Researcher creates proof-of-concept for losing referer info
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 6th, 2015
Angler Exploit Kit Now Relies on More Successful Infection Tactics
Newly adopted methods are more efficient at security evasion